Samantha Geimer was THIRTEEN and said NO and still he gave her quaaludes and anally raped her. No one says those things are not true, not her, not Polanski. Then he was worried he wasn’t going to get the plea deal he was expecting and FLED JUSTICE.

Just because he’s had a hard life (and he totally has had the worst) or because his victim said she’s tired of the media coverage and wants it put to rest (although no, pundits, that is not the same as saying he didn’t rape her) doesn’t mean he shouldn’t ever have to be prosecuted.

It is so bizarre to me how many people are out there saying this rape is no big deal — because he’s a genius, because he’s gotten away with it so far, because he hasn’t been charged with anything similar since (though, if you read the overall super-sympathetic Christopher Sandford biography, he clearly had sex with many other underage girls).

Gotta love this quote from Polanski: “If I had killed somebody, it wouldn’t have had so much appeal to the press, you see? But… f—ing, you see, and the young girls. Judges want to f— young girls. Juries want to f— young girls. Everyone wants to f— young girls!”

Never before have I felt close to Jewel, but now I do. She wrote on Twitter: “Polanski admitted raping a 13-yr-old. Why’s everyone in the arts upset he’s facing jail? Cause he’s a gifted director? What am I missing?”

I like Polanski’s movies. No doubt about it; he’s a great director. I also love R. Kelly’s music. And Ezra Pound’s poetry. But so what? When it comes to horrible people who are also brilliant, let’s enjoy their art, but also — let’s throw their asses in jail. — Ada